Expelled for being white and African.

Paulo Serodio probably didn’t expect much of a reaction when he identified himself as an African-American during a cultural exchange at his New Jersey Medical School. However, his white skin apparently...

Arkansas’ fish: Bream, Blue Catfish, or Largemouth Bass

One of the all-time stupidest wastes of a legislator’s time this year was Arkansas state representative Gregg Reep’s bill to make the Blue Catfish the official state fish.

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

BBC issues pay warning over strike action

" The BBC has warned staff who refuse to cross picket lines during two days of strike action next month that they will not be paid. The corporation's TV, radio and online news output is expected to be disrupted on...

Vatican cardinal calls Gaza "big concentration camp"

Vatican, Cardinal Martino says No to Egoism, hate, poverty, injustice and Israeli attack on "Gaza concentration camp" Pope Benedict visit May 2009 The pope is due to visit Holy Land sites in Jordan, Israel and the...

Israel Issues New Warning on Iranian Nuclear Arms

The Associated Press out of Jerusalem is reporting that Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is warning that if iran is able to obtain a nuclear weapon, then Iran could try to attack the United States. "He spoke at...

Tonight Care To Live Member / Prostate Cancer Patient, Ted Girgus, on Radio

Link to webcasthttp://www.mrfivestar.com/patient_power_stream.asxYou can catch the replay here when it goes up.http://www.patientpower.info/...tails.asp?dateid= 12/10/2008&webcastid=SCCA121008Tonight Care To...

Calls mount for disgraced Illinois governor to quit

" Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich faced pressure to resign on Wednesday after his arrest on charges he tried to sell U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Senate seat, swap favors for money and strong-arm a newspaper...

Al Gore waves off official role

"Featured Topics: Barack Obama Presidential Transition ...

Sane Voice from Across the Border - Editorial in Dawn Pakistan

In the current super charged atmosphere where the links with the hard hitting coverage of Mumbai Terror Attacks going round with headings such as Pakistan Army Taunts Indian Army, it is necessary to listen to sane and balanced voices from inside Pakistan.For the uninitiated...

Iran poised to execute teacher and labour activist

According to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Education International (EI), Farzad Kamangar, the Iranian Kurdish teacher, social worker and labour activist sentenced to death on 25 February 2008 by the Revolutionary Court of Tehran, could be...

More focus on women issues stressed

"The need to intensify the coverage on women issues in the state has been strongly felt during the observance of National Press Day here under the theme ‘Women & Media’ jointly organised by the Kohima...

The 7th Shanghai Biennale 2008 Concluded Today

I saw the 7th Shanghai Biennale (2008) just two days before it concluded today after it had opened on September 9 this year. Some of the works by Chinese artists - at the conceptual level and sometimes the scale...

A ‘different approach’

"Even though the financial crisis, which he pledged on Friday to tackle ‘head on’, is his first priority, Barack Obama has no choice but to clear the foreign policy mess being left behind by the Republican administration. At his first news conference as president-elect,...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

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